Ron Cotton's guest appearances

Ron Cotton

Southern Fried True Crime

Cyntoia Brown

Mike Williams

Karin Slaughter

Laura Lippman

Michael Curry

Billy Jack

Bobby Joe Long

John Hill

Abraham Shakespeare

David Temple

Georgia Tann

Lauren Agee

Jessica Currin

Jennifer Evans

Steve McNair

OwlTail

Jennifer Thompson

To start off Black History Month, I wanted to highlight an extremely moving and important case of the wrongful conviction of a black man. The rape of Jennifer Thompson was horrific. But police procedures at the time, in 1984, caused her to accuse the wrong man. When he was finally exonerated by DNA, Jennifer didn’t just apologize. She and Ronald Cotton became close friends and Jennifer became an activist about the fallibility of eyewitness identification and the power of forgiveness. Written, hosted and produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyEdited by Chaes GraySuggested Reading: Picking Cotton by Suggested by Suzanne LinkOriginal Graphic Art by Coley HornerOriginal Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma RadioSources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/83-the-rape-of-jennifer-thompson-wrongful-conviction-of-ron-cottonMajor Resource: https://www.pickingcottonbook.com/Merch | Donate | In the Media:https://southernfriedtruecrime.com@southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta)This episode's sponsors:ShipStation.com (click on the mic at the top of page &amp; enter code southern fried for a free 60 day trial!)BetterHelp.com/southern (to get 10% off your first month with an online counselor)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2975465/advertisement

To start off Black History Month, I wanted to highlight an extremely moving and important case of the wrongful conviction of a black man. The rape of Jennifer Thompson was horrific. But police procedures at the time, in 1984, caused her to accuse the wrong man. When he was finally exonerated by DNA, Jennifer didn’t just apologize. She and Ronald Cotton became close friends and Jennifer became an activist about the fallibility of eyewitness identification and the power of forgiveness. Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley Researched by Erica Kelley Edited by Chaes Gray Suggested Reading: Picking Cotton by Suggested by Suzanne Link Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio Sources: <a href="https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/83-the-rape-of-jennifer-thompson-wrongful-conviction-of-ron-cotton" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/83-the-rape-of-jennifer-thompson-wrongful-conviction-of-ron-cotton</a> Major Resource: <a href="https://www.pickingcottonbook.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pickingcottonbook.com/</a> Merch | Donate | In the Media: <a href="https://southernfriedtruecrime.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://southernfriedtruecrime.com</a> @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta) This episode's sponsors: <a href="http://ShipStation.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ShipStation.com</a> (click on the mic at the top of page &amp; enter code southern fried for a free 60 day trial!) <a href="http://BetterHelp.com/southern" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BetterHelp.com/southern</a> (to get 10% off your first month with an online counselor) This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2975465/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/2975465/advertisement</a>

83: The Rape of Jennifer Thompson, Wrongful Conviction of Ron Cotton & Their Enduring Legacy